https://scitechdaily.com/discovery-of-checkerboard-pattern-of-inner-ear-cells-that-is-vital-for-hearing/ #health #hearing #deafness #innerEar #organOfCorti "A Japanese research group has become the first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital for hearing. The discovery gives a new insight into how hearing works from the perspective of cell self-organization and will also enable various hearing loss disorders to be better understood."